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NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri Cluster
Globular cluster in Centaurus, 17,090 light-years away.  The largest-known globular cluster in the Milky Way, estimated to contain approximately 10 million stars, and a total mass equivalent to 4 million solar masses.

NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri Cluster

Globular cluster in Centaurus, 17,090 light-years away. The largest-known globular cluster in the Milky Way, estimated to contain approximately 10 million stars, and a total mass equivalent to 4 million solar masses.




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Filename:NGC5139_20080503-1.jpg
Album name:27telp / Star Clusters
Location and Date:OCA Observation Site near Anza, California, 5/03/2008
Equipment:William Optics FLT-132 refractor, Losmandy G-11 Mount, Canon EOS-30D DSLR camera
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